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Because they were afraid of war, and tyranny by Britain, and needed moral support and security. As far as the Catholic church, merchants resented paying 10% of their income, so they were protestant rather than catholic for moral support, and to get by on the money that they did have(in this time, people were still growing food, and many died of starvation)

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